Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Lag putting is a key skill in golf. While making putts inside 10 feet is important, ...

Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges they ...

Learn how to master the essential skill of controlling distance when chipping in golf. This article offers practical tips and techniques to help you land the ball softly on the green, ensuring you ...

Golfers dish out chipping tips left and right, but top-ranked golf coach Brian Mogg shares one that is easy and effective to help save strokes near the green. When it comes to sharing chipping tips, I ...

When putting, many amateurs think that line is more important than distance control, but that is false. You can have a good line, but if you hit it 20 feet past the hole, it is a wasted effort.

For some professional golfers, their best year is their winningest, but for Tom Watson, it was the season he captured two major championships by taking down Jack Nicklaus—both times. That year, 1977, ...